Christmas Eve (Carlotta Ferrari)

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• (Posted 2020-12-03)  CPDL #61755:   

Editor: Carlotta Ferrari (submitted 2020-12-03).   Score information: A4, 2 pages   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Christmas Eve
Composer: Carlotta Ferrari
Lyricist: Ella Higginson (1861-1940)^{create page}

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Christmas (secular)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2020

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Original text and translations

English text

Straight thro’ a fold of purple mist
   The sun goes down — a crimson wheel —
And like an opal burns the sea
   That once was cold as steel.

With pomp of purple, gold and red,
   Thou wilt come back at morrow’s dawn…
But thou can’st never bring, O Sun,
   The Christmas that is gone!